EAN: 9781579657444

MAKING A LIFE - MELANIE FALICK GEBUNDEN

Why do we make things by hand  and why do we make them beautiful? These are the questions at
the heart of Making a Life  ones that led author Melanie Falick on a transformative journey.
She found herself beveling a chisel under the instruction of Peter Korn at the Center for
Furniture Craftsmanship in Maine  digging clay straight from the soil outside of a small
English village with potter Sarah Jerath  learning about the evolutionary history of handwork
with scholar Ellen Dissanayake  and assembling waxed cotton tote bags alongside twin sisters
Katie Startzman and Laura Poulette in a tiny cabin in Berea  Kentucky. In this book  Falick
introduces readers to dozens of these inspirational and influential makers  from weavers to
woodworkers  shoemakers to fine artists  and explores why working with their hands gives each
one of their lives meaning. For some  it connects them to their heritage  for others  it's a
way to opt out of the consumer- and technology-driven society they find so alienating. Some
have been working with their hands for decades  others are just beginning their creative
journeys. Together  they paint a rich and nuanced portrait of the contemporary world of making
and the power it has to give all our lives more authenticity and meaning.

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